Author name: brigid

Report on two regional events attended by the Prolinova Kenya team in 2025

21. August 2026 / Kenya Country Platform

In 2025, Prolinova Kenya, led by Vincent Mariadho, Coordinator, attended two regional events: one with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) grantees in Cape Town and another on biodigital tech in Addis Ababa, organised by  Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA). This report summarises both. PK Coordinator attends UNDP grantees’ partners’ workshop in Cape Town, …

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Outcomes of the webinar on Local Innovation Support Facilities (LISFs)

11. August 2026 / News & Events

With funds from the 11th Hour Project (a programme of the Schmidt Family Foundation), it was possible to explore Prolinnova Country Platforms’ experiences with operationalising local innovation support facilities (LISFs). Some key outcomes of the exercise were shared at a webinar that was held online in May 2026. A report on the webinar can be …

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More Prolinnova articles in Appropriate Technology

11. August 2026 / Mali Country Platform, Nepal Country Platform, Uganda Country Platform, News & Events, South Africa

Members of Prolinnova wrote several articles that were published in the online magazine Appropriate Technology. September 2025 (Vol 52, No. 3) Innovation for improved productivity in Swayimane, South Africa – Cebisile Zuma, Pakama Mahala, Mzo Mndali and Thabo Makhubedu (members of the Eli-FaNS team in KwaZulu-Natal from the Institute of Natural Resources NPC). Farmers find …

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Finalisation of Prolinnova’s Strategy 2026-30

11. August 2026 / prolinnova_strategy, News & Events, information, General Information

The 2026-30 Strategy of the Prolinnova Community of Practice is finalised, following a process of broad consultation, with substantial support from members of the Prolinnova Oversight Group. We are happy to be able to share the full strategy as well as a 3-page summary. The summary document is currently being translated into Portuguese and French …

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Orientation to Local Innovation, Nepal

6. April 2026 / Asia & Pacific, Nepal Country Platform

A 2-day orientation and training event on local Innovation was held in Ilam Community Agriculture Campus (ICAC) on 5-6 April 2026. It was organised by the Prolinnova Ilam network comprising of NCDC (NGO), Shahayatra (NGO), ICAC (Agri College), and Agriculture Knowledge Centre (Government service), and Ilam Municipality. The lead facilitator was Basanta Ranabhat (Asia representative on …

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Prolinnova Global Report for 2023–24

11. August 2026 / News & Events

The report of the Prolinnova international Community of Practice for the period 2023–24 is now available and can be accessed here. It provides an overview of activities undertaken at Country Platform, regional and global levels.

Prolinnova participation at FAO events during 2025

16. March 2026 / News & Events

Brigid Letty, a member of the Prolinnova International Support Team, participated recently in a number of events organised by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The first of these was the Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation, which was held at FAO Headquarters in Rome from 29 September to 1 October 2025. Brigid represented the …

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PID training-of-trainers workshop in Senegal, July 2025

26. December 2025 / News & Events

The report from the PID training-of-trainers workshop that took place in Senegal on 7-17 July is now available and can be downloaded here. The participants in the workshop were selected from the Prolinnova Country Platforms (CPs), namely Scholastica Atarah from Prolinnova-Ghana, Jackson Kadiaka (Prolinnova-South Africa), Martha Opondo (Prolinnova-Kenya), Augustin Oudraogo (Prolinnova-Burkina Faso), Oumi Ndiaye (Prolinnova-Senegal), …

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Prolinnova articles in June 2025 issue of Appropriate Technology

22. July 2025 / Burkina Faso Country Platform, Senegal Country Platform, News & Events, Ghana Country Platform, Kenya Country Platform

Two articles from the Prolinnova network were published in the June 2025 issue of the Appropriate Technology magazine: Beating drought in the Sahel by supporting water-conserving farmer innovations – by Kouete Paul Jimmy, Djibril Thiam, Augustin Ouedraogo, Assane Gueye, Hamade Sigue & Chesha Wettasinha Getting farmer-led joint innovation processes mainstreamed: lessons from Kenya and Ghana …

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